Advent Hymnals

494. HE SLEEPS IN JESUS

Church Hymnal 1941,

1.
He sleeps in Jesus'peaceful rest' 
No mortal strife invades his breast; 
No pain, nor sin, nor woe, nor care, 
Can reach the silent slumberer there. 

2.
He lived his Saviour to adore, 
And meekly all his sufferings bore: 
He loved, and all resigned to God, 
Nor murmured at His chastening rod. 

3.
"Does earth attract thee here?" they cried; 
The dying Christian thus replied, 
While pointing upward to the sky, 
"My treasure is laid up on high." 

4.
He sleeps in Jesus'soon to rise, 
When the last trump shall rend the skies; 
Then burst the fetters of the tomb, 
To wake in full, immortal bloom. 

5.
He sleeps in Jesus'cease thy grief; 
Let this afford thee sweet relief, 
That, freed from death's triumphant reign, 
In heaven he will live again.
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    Title He Sleeps in Jesus
    Key D Major
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    First Line He sleeps in Jesus-peaceful rest
    Author Annie R. Smith
    Year 1941
    Composer Edwin Barnes
    Hymnal -
    Tune RUSSELL
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    Subjects Special Occasions: Funeral
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